Sauron recruits his future Ringwraiths in Rings of Power S3 trailer
Ars Technica • • entertainment
Key Points:
- The third season of Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power premieres next month, featuring a rising Sauron intent on conquering Middle-earth with his Orc army, while elves, dwarves, and men struggle to unite against him.
- Set seven years after season two, the new season focuses on the war at its height, with Sauron's forces controlling much of the world except key strongholds like Khazad-dûm, Lindon, and Rivendell, as he works to forge the One Ring.
- New characters include Jamie Campbell Bower as Celeborn, Zubin Varla as Khamul the Easterling, Eddie Marsan as Thrain, Andrew Richardson as Anarion, Adam Young as the Orc Marnukh, and Simon Pegg voicing the Balrog.
- The season emphasizes the urgency for the free peoples of Middle-earth—Dwarves, Elves, Men, and Wizards—to unite to prevent Sauron's total domination.
